What happened
A local training mission commenced from the Miami-Opa Locka Airport when the aircraft experienced a simultaneous loss of power in both engines shortly after departing the runway. Following the loss of propulsion, the pilot-in-command performed an emergency ditching in the water a few hundred yards away from the coastline. Upon impact with the sea, the aircraft sank and was subsequently lost.
During the emergency, the crew managed to evacuate the sinking vessel. Search and rescue operations successfully recovered two of the three people on board. However, the instructor was not found at the scene after the initial departure from the accident site.
Findings
Investigations into the incident concluded that the primary factor was a powerplant failure occurring for reasons that remain undetermined.